Our USB HDD Fixed Disk is a premium USB flash drive designed to appear as a Fixed Disk or Local Disk when connected to any computer, rather than a standard “removable mass storage device.” This unique configuration is set at the hardware controller level, allowing USB media to function and behave just like an internal hard drive.
The USB thumb drive shows as a Fixed Disk and is a technology which takes advantage of the Local Disk configuration from Microsoft Windows and all other operating systems. This is a hardware chip configuration on the device itself so the USB drive identifies as a HDD, or hard drive. Product highlights include:
This is a hardware-based solution developed by Nexcopy Inc., and is not some kind of software patch or tool to transform a thumb drive into a hard drive. The Nexcopy USB HDD Fixed Disk configuration is programmed directly into the device’s hardware controller during manufacturing.
The controller firmware determines how the operating system will identify and mount the device — either as a removable mass storage device or as a fixed disk/local disk. Because of this, there is no universal method to apply a “fixed disk” setting to just any USB drive after it has been produced.
Only drives specifically manufactured and configured at the hardware level can achieve true fixed disk functionality, which is what Nexcopy is offering, ensuring full compatibility with applications and operating systems that require it.
Our #1 goal is getting the right USB flash drive for your project at hand. Reach out to us today for answers to any questions you may have.
